Monkeypox vaccinations have slowed down significantly in Colorado, raising questions about how the state will reach high-risk populations that are less likely to seek out a shot. In Colorado, daily vaccinations peaked at 1,003 on
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U.S. adults should get routine anxiety screening, panel says
U.S. doctors should regularly screen all adults under 65 for anxiety, an influential health guidelines group proposed Tuesday. It’s the first time the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force has recommended anxiety screening in primary care
Read moreMost Colorado hospitals weren’t posting all prices, report finds
A report compiled in the months before Colorado’s new price transparency law took effect shows many hospitals weren’t posting the data patients need, but industry representatives argued its method isn’t accurate. The August report from
Read moreColorado blood centers ask donors to help fix supply emergency
One of Colorado’s largest blood collectors saw its supply drop by half this summer, worsening a pandemic-induced shortfall. Brooke Way, communications manager for Vitalant’s Colorado blood centers, said there’s been a shortage for some time
Read moreTea drinkers enjoy possible health benefits, study suggests – The Denver Post
A cup of tea just got a bit more relaxing. Tea can be part of a healthy diet and people who drink tea may even be a little more likely to live longer than those
Read moreDenver prepares for fall COVID wave as Colorado hospitalizations drop
Denver’s public health department is treating the current decrease in COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations as a lull ahead of a looming fall spike, but not everyone is betting that’s a certainty. Right now, the virus
Read moreColorado COVID cases expected to keep declining into mid-October
COVID-19 infections should keep falling through mid-October, but a new wave of infections this fall is likely, a member of the state’s modeling team said Wednesday. Hospitalizations for the virus decreased for a third week,
Read moreCDC drops quarantine, distancing recommendations for COVID
NEW YORK — The nation’s top public health agency relaxed its COVID-19 guidelines Thursday, dropping the recommendation that Americans quarantine themselves if they come into close contact with an infected person. The Centers for Disease
Read moreLong COVID: Denver study explores if concussions and long COVID share roots
A study in Denver is trying to determine whether a history of concussions increases a person’s odds of developing cognitive or psychological symptoms of long COVID, and, if so, whether that points to new ways
Read moreMonkeypox in Colorado: How to get tested and vaccinated in Denver
Colorado had recorded 79 confirmed monkeypox cases — with 55 of those reported in Denver — as of Thursday, when federal health officials declared the virus a public health emergency as its spread shows no
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